DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 (PAGE 3) PSC Chairman, VC KU PDP-BJP sacrificed legislature Pakherpora deputation meets CM call on Governor to remain in power: Mir Excelsior Correspondent Excelsior Correspondent Commission maintaining trans- Excelsior Correspondent Expressing concern over the parency and impeccable stan- problems confronting people in JAMMU, Feb 1: A deputa- JAMMU, Feb 1: Abdul dards and observed that even a SRINAGAR, Feb 1: Pradesh all the three regions, Mir said tion of people from Pakherpora, Latief Deva, Chairman, Jammu slight compromise would not Congress Committee (JKPCC) Congress party is committed to Chrar-e- Sharief today met the and Kashmir Public Service only keep out a meritorious President G A Mir today said equitable development of all the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Commission, called on candidate but mar the function- that the internal bickering and three regions and it will continue Mufti here today and brought Governor N. N. Vohra, at the Raj ing of a public office by the contradiction in the approach of to remain steadfast to serve the several developmental issues of Bhavan here. inadequate performance of the PDP-BJP led to the early people of Jammu, Kashmir and their area into her notice. The deputation demanded The Chairman presented to functionary who was not select- Adjournment of the House (sine Ladakh equally. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh with a delegation of Assistant Section Officers who called expansion of the Jamia Masjid, the Governor a copy of the ed on merit. die), which is not only unfortu- Mir said Congress will con- on him at New Delhi. Commission’s Annual Report The Governor complimented nate but unconstitutional and tinue its fight against discrimi- Pakherpora in view of the grow- for 2015-16 and informed him the Chairman on being informed Congress Party strongly con- nation with people and is com- ing population of the area. They about the advances made by the that the Commission was mak- demns the early adjournment of mitted to resolution of the issues also demanded strengthening of Budget 2017 focuses on lower, PSC and the stay orders and ing the maximum use of infor- the house before five days. concerning them. the local hospital with more other difficulties which had mation technologies to bring Mir was addressing a work- He said the performance of staff and equipment and upgra- impeded the pace of its work. various processes online which ers convention at Dooru Verinag the Coalition Govt on ground is dation of Pakherpora-Rohmoo- middle class: Dr Jitendra The Governor emphasized have enhanced efficiency and today. Lashing out at Coalition zero, for the fact, there was no Pulwama road besides creation Excelsior Correspondent and the youth including young years will not only ease the bur- the importance of the also ensured transparency. Government for early adjourn- improvement on the ground, of a sub zone in Education startups as its nucleus. It is truly den on young entrepreneurs but Dr. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi, ment of the House, Mir said unemployment has risen consid- Department for facilitating the NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Union a budget reflecting Prime will also encourage more and 2 KAS officers Vice-Chancellor, University of apart from sacrificing urges and erably, Government students of the catchment areas. Minister of State (Independent Minister Narendra Modi's vision more youngsters to seek self- transferred Kashmir also called on aspirations of the people, PDP- Departments are not functioning Responding to the demands Charge) for Development of and Finance Minister Arun employment through various Governor. BJP Coalition due to their inter- in way they should, as a result, of the deputation, the Chief North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jaitley's innovative genius, he means. He also mentioned the Excelsior Correspondent Dr. Andrabi informed the nal bickering forced the early the day today needs of the peo- Minister directed the MD, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public said. additional increase in number of JAMMU, Feb 1: Government Governor about the deferment of adjournment of the House in ple remain un-attended and JKPCC to formulate an expan- Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Dwelling on some of the postgraduation medical seats by ordered transfers and postings of teaching programmes and exam- order to avoid opposition in unaddressed, even road con- sion plan for the Jamia Masjid, Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra salient features of the Budget, 5,000 and the provision to trans- two KAS officers with immediate ination schedules because of the State Legislature, for the fact nectivity in rural area was not Pakherpora and get the designs Singh has described Budget Dr Jitendra Singh said, the high- form 1.5 lakh health sub-centres effect. very heavy snowfalls in the they are not able to face the ensured, post snowfall and there jell with the architectural pat- 2017 presented today by Union ly imaginative provision provid- into "Health & Wellness Director, Command Area recent days. He stated that all the opposition, but the Coalition were many other issue of public tern of the nearby shrine of Minister Arun Jaitley as a budg- ing for personal income tax for Centres". Development Jammu, Manesha backlog liabilities would be partners can no longer betray the interest, such as electricity Hazrat Syed Ali Aali Balkhi et which is focuses on lower and people with income in the slab As for rural infrastructure, Devi Sharma has been transferred fully cleared by end February people on sensitive issues. He which also remained affected (RA). middle-class. Rs.2.5 to Rs.5 lakh to be reduced Dr Jitendra Singh, in particular, and posted as Director and this would ensure that the also termed this move of badly due to snow, which is an Mehbooba Mufti assured Speaking to media persons to 5% instead of 10%, will on mentioned that in the year 2016- Floriculture, Jammu, relieving next Academic Session proceeds Speaker LA as unfortunate and indicative of the of utter failure the deputation that the Sub outside the Parliament after the the one hand, encourage an 17, roads construction rate under Sushma Chauhan (IAS), Director District Hospital, Pakherpora Tourism, Jammu of the additional as per the envisaged academic highly condemnable. of the Government on all fronts. presentation of the Budget, Dr increase in the number of tax "Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak calendar (2017-18). Addressing the Party He told the Party cadres to would be developed as a model Jitendra Singh said, the notable payers and on the other hand Yojana" (PMGSY) 133 km. per charge. hospital to cater better to the Rohit Khajuria, under orders of The Governor reiterated the Workers, Mir said that Coalition remain connected with the peo- feature of this year's Budget is will also be a relief for relatively day compared to 73 kms. per importance of the institution Government has crossed all lim- ple and get to know the prob- health requirements of the peo- that it has the farmer, the rural lower income groups including day in the years before 2014 and transfer as Special Secretary to the ple of the area. She also assured Government, Animal and Sheep remaining fully focused on its and even the State lems they are facing, as it is our poor, the low-income group, the low paid government employ- complimented Finance Minister teaching and research activities Legislature was not spared by bounden duty to struggle and appropriate action on other low paid government employee ees. Similarly, he said, the for the Rs.19,000 crore ear- Husbandry Department has been demands of the deputation. posted as Director, Command Area and dispels any factor or influ- them for the sake of remaining fight for resolution of the issue income tax exemption for marked. Development, Jammu, vice ence which is likely to affect the in power, he said. concerning people. affordable housing will now be Meanwhile, a delegation Manesha Devi Sharma. University’s goals. accounted through 'carpet area' of Assistant Section Officers Mehbooba should think before and not 'built-up area', which is called on Dr Jitendra Singh LEGISLATURE NEWS also going to be a great relief for and discussed issues related the young and middle-class to their service matters. They 1380 kanal J&K Govt land in making statement: Gupta house seekers. also thanked the Modi gov- Excelsior Correspondent agitated members that this Referring to the two new ernment for number of was a "temporary measure and relaxations introduced under the employee-friendly decisions Sirsa, Amritsar, Delhi grabbed JAMMU, Feb 1: Expressing it would wither away with the AJCSF convenor GS Charak addressing press conference in scheme of 'Income Tax Holiday' taken by it during the last Excelsior Correspondent dated 2-4-1986 passed by surprise over the unpalatable passage of time (Ghiste Ghiste Jammu on Wednesday. for Startups which was given two-and-a-half years. The Assistant Collector Ist Class / Distt remarks of Mehbooba Mufti Ghis Jaiegi)." last year, Dr Jitendra Singh said, delegation was led by Sumitra JAMMU, Feb 1: The State Revenue Officer, Sirsa. A writ against the opponents of Article He said that since then AJCSF asks politicians to the exemption available for Roy, D.C. Mudgal, Virendra Government today admitted that petition in this connection has 370 of the Constitution, the for- there had been a lot of three years out of any seven Kumar and others. about 1380 kanal of J&K State been filed in the Punjab and mer Union Minister, Prof. changes and many signs of land in Sirsa ( Haryana), 32 kanal Harayana High Court. Chaman Lal Gupta advised the separatism have been removed shun bluff, come clean in Amritsar, 96 kanal in Delhi and A piece of land measuring one CM to think twice before mak- but still much remains to be Excelsior Correspondent added Charak, let's decide once one and half kanal in Chadigarh kanal and 7 marla located at ing any such like controversial rectified to put the State at par for all and not pass on this as a worth hundreds of crores has been Chandigarh has also been grabbed. observations as she was holding with other parts. JAMMU, Feb 1: Convener of bad legacy to posterity. encroached upon. It had been rented out to the the office of Chief Minister of a Prof. Gupta who is an All Jammu Civil Society Forum, He said Jammu is a region that The Government in written Labour Bureau, Govt of India. The State which is a most sensitive Author of a book " Article Gulchain Singh Charak, Co- has been a host with open arms to reply to the question of NC Matter has been taken up with the part of the country. 370- A Thorn", observed that Convener Abdul Majid & other PoJK population, to KP's, Member, Dr Shehnaz Ganai in concerned department but they are Prof. Gupta pointed out no other provision of the members of AJCSF, took strong Muslims and Sikhs and Budhists the Upper House today claimed also not vacating. that on the very face of it the Constitution has been so con- exception to what they called from all the regions of J&K State. that 31 Kanal and 9 Marla of land Another prime land measur- Article 370 is a temporary troversial as this one and "mockery of political jugglery" Students from all these places have situated at Daim Ganj/ Tapai ing 96 kanal, belonging to J&K provision but it was unfortu- many great patriotic leaders being displayed by politicians of flooded our educational institu- Road, Amritsar is under the illegal has been encroached upon by the nate that this still existed in including Dr. Shayama Prasad various hues for their petty politi- tions, colleges and universities in occupation of the descendents of Army at Rajaji Marg in New the statue book even after 68 Mookerjee, Pandit Prem Nath cal gains. Jammu. They are all taken care of NPP leaders and workers staging protest against Govt in the original lessees namely- Beli Delhi. Besides this, one kanal and years of its incorporation Dogra, Atal Behari Vajpayee Quoting the Chief Minister's happily. The way some inimical Jammu on Wednesday. Ram, S Gurbux Singh and Hari 11 marla land has also been amongst many controversies. and so many others had strug- statement branding all those pro- forces have tried to wickedly Parkash. The State had filed three encroached upon by the CPWD. The then Prime Minister gled hard to get rid of this pro- ceeding legally to abrogate Article exploit one single isolated case of suites for taking possession of the The matter was taken up worth the Jawahar Lal Nehru had vision which smacks of seces- 370 as "anti-nationals", they ques- a Ladakhi student and made a NPP protests hike in CDF, State land. Ministry of Defence time and assured the great nationalist sionism and encourage sepa- tioned ,what about those who are mountain of a mole hill against a The Government further again but it has not been vacated Moulana Mohani and other ratism. diluting it by facilitating the set- senior doctor Bhupesh Khajuria is car loan, TA/DA of legislators revealed that 1251 kanal and 4 by the Defence Ministry. tling of foreign nationals in the an example how efforts are being Excelsior Correspondent ever financial crisis. marla land at Sirsa in Harayana, is Besides this, 9 kanal and 12 Blind murder case solved, State and issuing them voter/ deliberated to politicize and create NPP leader said that only also under unauthorised occupa- Marla of prime State land located ration cards? What about those * Watch video on JAMMU, Feb 1: Launching recently the BJP-PDP Govt had tion of Bajwa brothers to whom at Napean Sea Road, Mumbai has who are killing the very spirit of www.excelsiornews.com a blistering attack on the State doubled the emoluments of leg- the land was initially leased out for been leased out to M/s Sanghvi accused held Article 370 by not permitting safe Government for doling bonanza islators and those of their PAs. 5 years from 1957 to 1962 to Construction Company. The Excelsior Correspondent Budgam district revealed that he dwellings for KPs in Kashmir inter-regional rifts as it is a legal to Ministers and MLAs by dou- He said that while the Govt was them. They managed to transfer its favour was showered on a private had visited the house of the lady Valley or for ex-servicemen of the matter which is under investiga- bling their CDF, housing, car averse to the hardships faced ownership in favour of Mirpur firm by the State Govt on June Ist, SRINAGAR, Feb 1: Police on January 19 and during inter- state to settle wherever they like to tion. loan, sitting allowance and TA/ by the common man, the law Cooperative Society by an order 1991. today said it have solved a blind action had an exchange of hot in organized colonies within the "Jammu will not allow such DA, besides salaries and other makers were voting themselves murder case of a woman killed last words which led to a scuffle dur- state. Those diluting the spirit of treachery to break our traditional perks, scores of Panthers Party whopping hikes in their Mega parking projects to ease traffic month by arresting the accused. ing which he strangulated the this article are anti-J&K, anti- cohesive brotherhood and tradi- activists led by its chairman salaries and perks. Describing A police spokesman said that lady and took away the jew- national and averse to peace and tional mutual faith, love and Harsh Dev Singh and state pres- the Govt decision as a gross on January 21, body of a lady ellery she was wearing. prosperity by raking up such non- respect for mutual sensitivities," ident Balwant Singh Mankotia violation of propriety, probity congestion in Srinagar, Jammu: Naqash (name withheld) was recovered “After committing the crime issues and obstructing develop- he added. besides others staged a protest and morality, Singh said that Excelsior Correspondent multi-tier parking at General Bus from Pokhribal area of Bota he disposed off some of the jew- mental projects, the AJCSF mem- The Forum requested all politi- demonstration at Exhibition such moves had taken sheen off stand Jammu at a cost of Rs 202 Kadal here. “Proceedings under ellery in Chadoora and proceed- bers said. cians and public figures to be more Ground here Jammu today. the anti- corruption slogans of JAMMU, Feb 1: Minister of crore having capacity of 1312 cars section 174 CrPC were initiated ed to Jammu and on returning Mr Charak (convenor) while considerate, matured and grow out They were demanding revo- the Govt. State for Housing and Urban and 177 scooters. She said the and after medico-legal formali- after some days, disposed off the addressing said that time has from the politics of "opportunism cation of the announcement Pointing towards the pathetic Development Asiea Naqash today ERA is also constructing multi- ties, the body was handed over rest of the jewellery. The come to call off the bluffs of to divide and rule". which could otherwise breed cor- plight of the unemployed and said that the Government is level parking at City Chowk to the next of kin on January accused got two cheques worth plebiscite and exhorted all politi- Senior members GA ruption, loot and plunder of the underemployed educated youth extending suitable parking facili- Jammu having parking capacity of 22,” he said. Rs 79000 from the two persons cal parties to come clean of their Khawaja, Maj Gen GS Jamwal, tax payers money. Amid raising of the State, Singh said that the ties at Jammu and Srinagar through 350 cars on JDA land.. She said The police spokesman said as cost of the jewellery which stand on plebiscite by declaring Brig MS Jamwal, Gambhir Dev anti-Government slogans, the incumbent Govt framed the respective Municipal Corporations JDA has recently developed sur- during the investigation evi- was en-cashed by him,” the their opinion, if they want to join Singh Charak, Neeraj Anand, Dr angry protesters torched the effi- most obnoxious 'New recruit- and Development Authorities to face level parking near Maharaja dence revealed that the lady may spokesman said. with Pakistan or stay in India as (Col) VK Sahi, Amanat Ali Shah, gy of BJP-PDP alliance. ment Policy' for them on less address problems of traffic conges- Hari Singh Park having capacity have been murdered as the orna- On his instance the jewellery Indian nationals. The UN Yash Paul Gupta, Neeraj Anand Expressing his shock over the than one third of their legitimate tion in the twin capitals. of 233 cars. She said the JDA also ments she was wearing before was recovered and the accused Resolution contains no third offer. and Inderjeet Khajuria were also extra ordinary hike in the pecu- salary on grounds of financial Replying to a question of intends to develop multi-level car her death were found missing formally arrested in case under Seven decades is a long period present. niary benefits to the Ministers constraints. He further pointed Ashok Khajuria in the Upper parking at this site and a DPR of and there were visible marks of FIR number 01/2017 under sec- and MLAs as announced by the out that several sections of House, the Minister said that Rs 49 crore has been prepared by violence on her body. tion 302, 454, 380 RPC of JKSPDC seeks suggestions on Chief Minister in the Assembly, employees including DRWs, multi-story parking facility at JDA in this regard. “A number of suspects were Police Station Lal Bazar regis- Harsh Dev described the sops as casual, Need based and other Panjthirthi would be constructed at The Minister said that Srinagar called and questioned. During tered in this connection. “The organized loot of the tax payers' workers of PHE, I&FC, R&B, an estimated cost of Rs 28 crore by Municipal Corporation is manag- sustained questioning, one investigation is being conducted new Hydroelectric Policy money. He expressed his dismay M&RE, NHM, ReTs, temporary Jammu Municipal Corporation. ing 10 parking places most of Sheeraz Ahmad Alai (age 27 and is in progress,” the police Excelsior Correspondent tion on free power for first 10 over the hefty doles to the legis- teachers and contractual lectur- She said, in this regard, all the for- which have been outsourced. years) of Mouchwa area of spokesman added. years after COD proposed,” he lators in the form of unprecedent- ers were on the roads seeking malities have been completed and Besides, ERA is also constructing JAMMU, Feb 1: To promote said and added that in case the ed enhancement in their discre- the release of their nominal the completion of this parking a multilevel parking at Old KMD hydropower generation as an developer completes/commissions tionary grants and all other perks. wages which had been unpaid project about 240 vehicles would Adda, she added. attractive economic enterprise in the project before the scheduled He said that it was scandalous for periods ranging from 8 get parking service. She further stated that two the State, the Jammu and Kashmir date as agreed in LoA, as an incen- that the MLAs CDF should be months to two years. He said The Minister said that one projects including construction of State Power Development tive, the differential period of gen- doubled to Rs 3 crore, Housing that with growing disenchant- more such project worth Rs 15 Multilevel parking at Sheikhbagh Corporation is in the process of eration is proposed to be exempted loan to Rs 20 lakh, car loan to Rs ment against the Govt in last two crore for accommodating 150 and Old State Motor Garages at formulating a comprehensive from free power. 5 lakhs besides doubling the TA years, its only achievement was vehicles at Peerkho has been Lal Chowk Srinagar have been State Hydroelectric Policy. The MD said that for state sub- and DA at a time when the State the enrichment of its MLAs and approved under SAAP besides car approved under SAAP component According to Shah Faesal, ject new comers/entrepreneurs, was passing through the worst Ministers. parking for 22 vehicles has been of AMRUT scheme with a total Managing Director, JKSPDC, the venturing in hydropower projects completed near Mubarak Mandi amount of Rs 55 crore, the work proposed Hydroelectric Policy of upto 25 MW capacity, various Court grants 5 day remand Jammu adding that establishment on which will be started soon. envisages promotion of relaxations in qualifications crite- of these parkings would definitely hydropower as an attractive eco- ria has been provided. “Extra People holding protest against PDD in Srinagar. reduce traffic congestion in the nomic enterprise and facilitate pri- points have been proposed in the of AEE PDD LC passes —Excelsior/Shakeel old city. vate sector investment in this key bid process for developers who are Excelsior Correspondent accused to custody of Vigilance The Minister further said that Appropriation Bills sector. state subjects or are majority Organisation. "The application for Protests against PDD over He said the proposed policy is stakeholders in a Joint Venture,” JDA has undertaken the project of Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 1: Vigilance remand moved by the aimed at encouraging entrepre- he said and added that the policy Organization Jammu today pre- Investigation Officer Inspector LC passes two bills JAMMU, Feb 1: Minister for neurs and newcomers in the poten- also provides for assured power sented Sanjay Gupta, AEE Electric Kamal Sangra is allowed and the power failure tial energy sector. “In the proposed purchase agreements and wider Excelsior Correspondent Finance Dr. Haseeb Drabu today Maintenance Division Udhampur accused admitted to the custody of moved two bills in the Upper Excelsior Correspondent and despite informing the con- policy, the pre-qualification choices to developers to sell power before the Court of Special Judge Vigilance Organization for a peri- JAMMU, Feb 1: Legislative House for consideration and cerned department officials process has been made simpler, within or outside the State. Anti-Corruption Jammu with the od of five days with the direction Council today passed two bills to return. SRINAGAR, Feb 1: they have done nothing to miti- single-window clearance system In other features of the policy, application of police remand. to get the accused medically amend the “Jammu and Kashmir The Minister moved a “ Bill Residents of Srinagar areas gate their sufferings. The resi- with PSGA time-frame has been Shah Faesal said, power evacua- Special Judge Anticorruption examined after every 48 hours," Persons with Disabilities (Equal to authorize payment and appropri- today staged protests against dents demanded immediate introduced and wide range of tion arrangement has to be shared Jammu Sanjeev Gupta, after going the court said. Opportunities, Protection of ation of certain sums from and Power Development repair or replacement of the incentives offered for the develop- between developer and the state through the CD file, observed that It is worthwhile to mention Rights and Full Participation) Act, out of the consolidated fund of the Department (PDD) for its failure power transformer so that the ers,” he said and added that under with priority to developer for dis- the accused was arrested on 31st of here that AEE Electric 1998” and “Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir State for the to supply scheduled power to the electricity to their locality is the new policy self-identified proj- patch into the grid. January and the investigation is in Maintenance Division Udhampur General Sales Tax Act, 1962”. services of the financial year 2016- consumers. restored at the earliest. ects can be also allotted. Urging people to come for- initial stage and there is a reason- was caught red-handed on a com- The LA Bill No.1 of 2017 to 2017(LA Bill No.3 of 2017) as Dozens of residents of Aali The residents of Noorbagh The other highlights of the pol- ward with their views on the pro- able ground for remanding the plaint filed by a contractor Sanjay amend Jammu and Kashmir passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Masjid locality of Eidgah here locality in downtown Srinagar icy include rationalization of bid posed Hydropower Policy, Shah Kumar, son of Girdhari Lal of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Legislative Assembly. assembled at press enclave in also staged protest against the variables with defined project Faesal said the JKSPDC has Power shut down Majalta alleging that accused AEE Opportunities, Protection of The Minister also moved a Lal Chowk and staged a force- PDD and demanded scheduled timelines and laying stress on already notified the draft J&K demanded Rs 20000 for shutting Rights and Full Participation) Act, Excelsior Correspondent down the power supply enabling “Bill to provide for the withdrawal ful protest against the PDD. power supply to their area. environmental sustainability of the State Hydroelectric Projects 1998 was moved by the Minister of certain sums from and out of The protesters said that since They said in absence of sched- him to complete the work of projects. Development Policy 2017 for the JAMMU, Feb 1: As per a felling of standing Eucalyptus for Finance Dr. Haseeb A Drabu the consolidated fund of the last 15 days, they are without uled power supply they face on behalf of Minister for Social Among the incentives pro- public perusal to seek their sugges- communiqué received from trees at Dhar road whose contract Jammu and Kashmir State for the electricity and the present cold lots of difficulties and the local Welfare. The Minister also moved services of the financial year 2017- posed for the developers, Shah tions and views. He said the draft Chief Engineer, Electric Maintt. was allotted to the him by the SFC. weather has increased their students are worst affected. LA Bill No. 2- 2017 to amend the 2018 (LA Bill No.4 of 2017) as Faesal, said percentage of free policy is available at & R.E. Wing, Jammu, the shut- VOJ under the supervision of SSP Jammu and Kashmir General passed by the Jammu and Kashmir miseries. "We urge PDD to ensure power power has been reduced to 10%. www.jkspdc.nic.in and the stake- down of 132 KV BB-I & BB-II VOJ (UDR) Shiv Kumar Chouhan Sales Tax Act, 1962. Legislative Assembly. The residents said that their supply as per schedule or face “To facilitate financial viability of holders and general public can go Transmission line is being laid the trap and caught red-hand- Both the bills were passed by The House adopted the bills locality's power transformer more intense protests," they hydropower projects and make the through the policy and give their observed on February 3 from 9 ed accused while accepting bribe the House with voice vote. and later passed by voice vote. developed snag two weeks ago added. projects investor-friendly, exemp- suggestions/views on the same. am to 4 pm. money.